Exercise 7.4

The points A (x1, y1), B (x2, y2) and C (x3 y3) are the vertices of ABC.
(i) Find the coordinates of points Q and R on medians BE and CF, respectively such that BQ : QE = 2 : 1 and CR : RF = 2 : 1
(ii) What are the coordinates of the centroid of the triangle ABC?

Solution: (i) Let (p, q) be the coordinates of a point Q. Provided, The point Q (p, q), Divide the line joining $\mathrm{B}\left(\mathrm{x}{2}, \mathrm{y}{2}\right)$ and...

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The points A (x1, y1), B (x2, y2) and C (x3 y3) are the vertices of ABC. (i) The median from A meets BC at D. Find the coordinates of the point D. (ii) Find the coordinates of the point P on AD such that AP : PD = 2 : 1

Solution: According to the given question, A, B and C are the vertices of ΔABC A(x1, y1), B(x2, y2), C(x3, y3) are the coordinates of A, B and C. (i) According to the information provided, D is BC's...

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